-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In an auction featuring memorabilia from the Beatles , Madonna and Elvis Presley , it was Michael Jackson who proved to be king .

The red and black jacket , winged shoulders and all , that the late pop star wore during his zombie-ridden `` Thriller '' video fetched a $ 1.8 million bid at this weekend 's Julien 's auction in Beverly Hills , California , according to the auctioneer 's website .

The winning price was exponentially above the estimated bid of $ 200,000 to $ 400,000 . Part of the proceeds will go toward the Shambala Preserve where Jackson 's two Bengal tigers , Thriller and Sabu , have been living the past five years .

The jacket had been given to Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush , the singer 's longtime costume designers , to use as a reference for concert performances of the `` Thriller '' song . It includes an inscription to them on the jacket 's lining , and the sleeve is signed , `` Love Michael Jackson . ''

Its sale came exactly two years after the then 50-year-old Jackson was killed by a surgical anesthetic called Propofol , which a Los Angeles coroner ruled killed the singer in combination with several sedatives found in his blood .

The jacket was n't the only piece of history from the late King of Pop that was part of the auction . The signature fedora Jackson wore during his Bad Tour was sold for $ 16,250 , a handwritten note to friend Elizabeth Taylor went for $ 5,625 and a signed pillowcase fetched $ 3,584 . And a bidder paid out $ 330,000 -- more than 10 times what Julien 's had expected to get -- for one of the famous , shiny , crystal-covered gloves that Jackson wore during the 1980s .

`` Michael Jackson has an unbelievable fan base , '' Darren Julien , the auction house 's president , told CNN earlier this month .

Other pieces of history , from other members of music royalty , were also featured at the auction . While gold records and instruments were common items , others were more practical -- like Frank Sinatra 's boots -LRB- selling for $ 2,500 -RRB- and his 1986 Jaguar car -LRB- $ 19,000 -RRB- . as well as the U.S. Army-issued sewing kit of Elvis Presley 's that went for $ 1,536 .

The King of Pop 's closest competition at the auction was the Beatles , which had a number of items for sale . A signed postcard from Liverpool 's finest sold for $ 5,504 and Paul McCartney 's bass guitar fetched $ 14,080 . But oft-diminished drummer Ringo may have gotten the last laugh , with the cape he wore in the movie `` Help ! '' selling for $ 37,500 -- about five times the estimate .

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NEW : One of Jackson 's crystal-covered gloves sells for $ 330,000 , 10 times the estimate

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A bidder pays $ 1.8 million for the red and black jacket that he made famous in `` Thriller ''

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Other items auctioned this weekend were from Bob Dylan , Frank Sinatra and Elvis

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The cape that the Beatles ' Ringo Starr wore in `` Help ! '' sold for $ 37,500